Land utilization refers to the ways in which land resources are used and managed for particular purposes, including agricultural production, livestock grazing, forestry, and other land-based activities. In agricultural contexts, it encompasses the activities, management practices, and inputs applied to land to obtain agricultural products or other benefits ^[1]. Land utilization can be characterized at different levels of detail, from broad categories such as rainfed agriculture and irrigated agriculture to specific land-use systems defined by their crops, production methods, labor and capital requirements, technology, and management arrangements ^[2]. The nature of land utilization therefore depends not only on the physical characteristics of land, such as soil, terrain, and water availability, but also on the production objectives and management decisions associated with its use ^[2]. It is important to distinguish land utilization from land cover: land cover describes the observed physical features of the Earth's surface, whereas land utilization concerns the human activities and arrangements associated with that surface ^[1][3]. In agricultural land evaluation, the related concept of a land utilization type provides a more detailed description of a specified use under particular environmental, technical, and socioeconomic conditions ^[2]. Land utilization thus concerns the actual or specified use and management of land, rather than land's physical condition alone.